Style inspiration: Scott McKowen

This week I am inspired by Scott McKowen and his textured work.

I really like the high contrast of his images, which give a really interesting play to light and darkness. The water surface in the image above is done perfectly--and I imagine that it would be very hard to do. I believe the work is all scratchboard and colored by hand. I like how even flat surfaces, like surrounding the oyster below, have lines and movement that contribute to the illustration.